enjambment

One entry found for enjambment.

Main Entry: en·jamb·ment
Pronunciation: in-'jam-m&nt
Variant(s): also en·jambe·ment /same or äⁿ-zhäⁿb-'mäⁿ/
Function: noun
Etymology: French enjambement, from Middle French, encroachment, from enjamber to straddle, encroach on, from en- + jambe leg -- more at JAMB
: the running over of a sentence from one verse or couplet into another so that closely related words fall in different lines -- compare RUN-ON